Shouldn't election day be a national holiday??

[UpsideDownFlag]

think of how much easier it would make things. by holiday, i mean no work, no school, etc.

[ciaobox]

1. The reason it is not

Is that most wealthy repukes don't have to work. A national holiday only helps the working man.

[bullimiami]

2. of course. this is a jim crow holdout. ...........nt

[T Wolf]

3. We are one of the few free countries in which it isn't.

Election "day" should be an entire week. If it can work in some states (even Fla), it can work everywhere.

[tomfodw]

4. Not only that, it should start on Sunday

I know some states instituted early voting this year, but that should be the national requirement. Open all the polls nationwide on Sunday morning and keep them open until Tuesday night. Something like a nationwide 60-hour window.

It would solve one major problem: the networks "calling" a race in one state while polls are still open out West.

It might cost more - need more poll workers, for one thing - but that's a small price to pay for something that would have the potential to vastly increase turnout.

[Jasper 91]

5. I love your second choice

It gave me a much needed laugh , having just spent the last hour reading all the voting problems being reported here . Thanks .:)

[MsUnderstood]

6. I'm the troll

I think making it a national holiday will do 2 things:

Make election day move to a monday or friday

Elminate any voter participation because everyone will be traveling on the holiday weekend.

Isn't it enough that you can send in an absentee ballot, your work requires that you get time off, the polls are open 12 hours, and the media can't report the results until Hawaill closes the polls so nobody will be influenced that thier vote doesn't matter?

[Mr_Spock]

8. All you did was explain why it shouldn't be moved from Tuesday

Still should be a holiday.

[DrWeird]

9. I thought elections were constitutionally on tuesdays.

So no monday or friday elections and no three day weekends and countries that have the day off have much higher turnout. Plus I'm not sure if it's required by employers to give employees the day off. And if it is it isn't enforced.

[Borgnine]

7. God yes.

I'm imagine there would be far fewer Republicans in office if it was.

[The Chronicler]

10. Of course, but Republicans don't want it.

[byronm]

11. I took the day off

between watching my daughter, letting my wife vote and getting myself out to vote that ate up 4 hours of the workday.. with a 1 1/2 hour commute it kind of burns out any benefit of driving in for 1/12's worth of work at the end

Plus i'm having fun calling up all of you to get out and vote! :)

[MrModerate]

12. Absolutely YES!

But maybe it wouldn't be on Tuesday anymore.

[soothsayer]

13. nah, cuz folks would do other things than vote. This way, they LOVE gettin

out of work for an hour or so where they can....!

[ReadTomPaine]

14. I have long felt this should have been the first legal holiday.

[GiovanniC]

15. Why Can't I Pick Both?